Annual Report 2024

Annual Report 2024

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Tables of key figures
Environmental matters

Environmental impact

 

 

2024

 

2023

 

Deviation

 

 

Million UBP

 

Million UBP

 

%

Electricity

 

49,354

 

48,372

 

2.0

Combustibles

 

133,766

 

130,698

 

2.3

Fuels

 

18,945

 

20,056

 

-5.5

Disposal

 

5,595

 

3,325

 

68.3

Solvents

 

776

 

990

 

-21.6

Water and waste water

 

1,157

 

1,153

 

0.3

Total

 

209,593

 

204,594

 

2.4

Environmental impact measured in eco-points (UBP) according to Swiss ecological scarcity method (version 2021), based on Ecoinvent data (version 3.8) and local electricity mix (market-based)

Material usage

 

 

2024

 

2023

 

Deviation

 

 

Tonnes

 

Tonnes

 

%

Raw material plastics

 

69,379

 

68,976

 

0.6

Raw material metal

 

60,733

 

55,674

 

9.1

Raw material mineral

 

153,816

 

149,940

 

2.6

Other raw materials

 

161

 

94

 

71.3

Semi-finished products

 

54,214

 

52,694

 

2.9

Finished products

 

53,682

 

54,146

 

-0.9

Total

 

391,985

 

381,524

 

2.7

Energy consumption

 

 

2024

 

2023

 

Deviation

 

 

GWh

 

GWh

 

%

Electricity

 

206.7

 

198.9

 

3.9

District heating

 

15.2

 

15.6

 

-2.5

Combustibles

 

404.0

 

393.7

 

2.6

Natural gas

 

329.4

 

319.8

 

3.0

Biogas

 

6.7

 

6.3

 

7.4

Liquified petroleum gas (LPG)

 

67.3

 

66.8

 

0.8

Diesel for electricity generation

 

0.6

 

0.3

 

79.5

Heating oil extra light

 

0.02

 

0.50

 

-96.5

Fuels

 

24.0

 

25.2

 

-4.8

Total

 

649.9

 

633.4

 

2.6

Electricity mix

 

 

 

 

Renewable

 

Fossil

 

Nuclear

 

Others

2024

 

GWh

 

%

 

%

 

%

 

%

Europe

 

58.4

 

42.7

 

36.3

 

17.9

 

3.1

USA

 

4.9

 

10.1

 

64.4

 

25.4

 

0.1

China

 

6.0

 

30.1

 

66.5

 

3.4

 

0.0

India

 

2.8

 

21.7

 

75.8

 

2.5

 

0.0

Green electricity

 

134.6

 

100.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

Total

 

206.7

 

78.5

 

14.8

 

5.8

 

0.9

Calculation based on local electricity mix (market-based)

Electricity mix 2023

 

 

 

 

Renewable

 

Fossil

 

Nuclear

 

Others

2023

 

GWh

 

%

 

%

 

%

 

%

Europe

 

57.4

 

45.3

 

35.1

 

17.9

 

1.7

USA

 

4.8

 

7.3

 

67.1

 

25.4

 

0.2

China

 

5.6

 

30.1

 

66.5

 

3.4

 

0.0

India

 

2.8

 

21.2

 

76.2

 

2.6

 

0.0

Green electricity

 

128.3

 

100.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

Total

 

198.9

 

78.9

 

14.7

 

5.9

 

0.5

Calculation based on local electricity mix (market-based)

Water

 

 

2024

 

2023

 

Deviation

 

 

m3

 

m3

 

%

Drinking water

 

298,835

 

266,841

 

12.0

Well water

 

382,466

 

377,318

 

1.4

River and lake water

 

192,593

 

199,260

 

-3.3

Rain water

 

6,865

 

6,759

 

1.6

Total

 

880,759

 

850,178

 

3.6

Waste water

 

 

2024

 

2023

 

Deviation

 

 

m3

 

m3

 

%

Domestic waste water

 

161,037

 

166,113

 

-3.1

Process water ceramic

 

498,376

 

466,764

 

6.8

Other waste water

 

10,921

 

12,974

 

-15.8

Total

 

670,334

 

645,851

 

3.8

CO2 emissions

 

 

2024

 

2023

 

Deviation

 

 

Tonnes

 

Tonnes

 

%

Scope 1

 

93,827

 

91,724

 

2.3

Combustibles

 

86,642

 

84,543

 

2.5

Fuels

 

6,439

 

6,864

 

-6.2

Process emissions

 

746

 

317

 

135.0

Scope 2

 

30,148

 

29,290

 

2.9

Electricity

 

29,841

 

28,985

 

2.9

District heating

 

307

 

305

 

0.9

Scope 1 and 2 1

 

123,975

 

121,014

 

2.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scope 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased materials

 

577,357

 

555,619

 

3.9

Provision of combustibles and fuels

 

23,923

 

23,653

 

1.1

Business flights

 

871

 

695

 

25.4

Intercompany and distribution logistics

 

52,993

 

52,815

 

0.3

Use of sold products 2

 

45,547

 

38,152

 

19.4

Disposal of sold products

 

230,218

 

219,151

 

5.0

CO2 emissions calculated according to IPCC 2013, based on Ecoinvent data (version 3.8) and local electricity mix (market-based)

1

Including 3,267 tonnes of CO2 emissions from rented or leased buildings and vehicles

2

CO2 emissions from electricity consumption and warm water generation

Air emissions

 

 

 

 

2024

 

2023

 

Deviation

 

 

kg

 

kg

 

%

NOx

 

Direct

 

68,265

 

66,775

 

2.2

 

 

Indirect

 

84,828

 

76,149

 

11.4

 

 

Total NOx

 

153,093

 

142,924

 

7.1

SO2

 

Direct

 

76,376

 

77,660

 

-1.7

 

 

Indirect

 

98,537

 

86,257

 

14.2

 

 

Total SO2

 

174,913

 

163,917

 

6.7

NMVOC

 

Direct

 

95,187

 

97,537

 

-2.4

 

 

Indirect

 

10,298

 

9,618

 

7.1

 

 

Total NMVOC

 

105,485

 

107,155

 

-1.6

Dust (PM10)

 

Direct

 

26,588

 

26,963

 

-1.4

 

 

Indirect

 

63,329

 

58,803

 

7.7

 

 

Total dust

 

89,917

 

85,766

 

4.8

CFC11 equivalents

 

Direct

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

 

Indirect

 

1.7

 

1.5

 

9.0

 

 

Total CFC11 equivalents

 

1.7

 

1.5

 

9.0

Calculation based on Ecoinvent data (version 3.8)

Waste

 

 

2024

 

2023

 

Deviation

 

 

Tonnes

 

Tonnes

 

%

To incineration

 

1,075

 

1,232

 

-12.7

To inert waste landfill

 

9,397

 

12,435

 

-24.4

To mixed waste landfill

 

2,074

 

437

 

374.0

To external recycling

 

47,764

 

45,282

 

5.5

To hazardous waste incineration

 

632

 

589

 

7.3

To hazardous waste recycling

 

847

 

638

 

32.8

Total

 

61,789

 

60,613

 

1.9